Local Enterprise Partnership Boundaries in England, April 2017

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for Local Enterprise Partnerships (non-overlapping parts) in England as of April 2017. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra-generalised (500m) clipped to the coastline. It includes Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights and notes a boundary change affecting the Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough LEP.

Use Cases

• Mapping economic development regions based on the provided Local Enterprise Partnership boundaries.
• Performing spatial joins with other UK datasets using the ultra-generalised (500m) boundaries for simplified analysis.
• Visualizing administrative geography for England using the coastline-clipped boundary versions.
• Analyzing changes in LEP coverage based on the noted update affecting South Holland and South Kesteven districts.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, from 6 MB full resolution to 49 KB ultra-generalised, offering flexibility for different use cases.
• Includes a documented boundary change notification from the National Audit Office, adding context.
• Contains intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and ONS, indicating authoritative sources.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is specific to April 2017; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries, likely derived from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

April 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:58.916676; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England